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I have to disagree about the House of Lords just as a point of principle, because I don't agree with a higher authority made up of the clergy, aristocrats, and

I have to disagree about the House of Lords just as a point of principle, because I don't agree with a higher authority made up of the clergy, aristocrats, and political stooges. There are some exceptions, but I don't think it's an unfair caricature by the British people that the HOL are symbolic, senile or sedated.

ben_w 9y ago
Although I agree with you on the principles, I regard this as the constitutional equivalent of refactoring: it’s a part of the system that smells fishy and was written on punched cards, but it works and there are always more important problems to solve. Also, there is so much more that also needs to be refactored…